Horrors of Holocaust Remembered At Temple Shalom

WHEELING — Temple Shalom hosted its annual service Monday to remember the horrors of the Holocaust, but those in attendance noted there are “fewer and fewer” family members of victims left to share their stories. The temple commemorated the 83rd anniversary of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust ...

Suspect In Wheeling Malicious Assault Case Arrested

A Wheeling man accused of malicious assault has been arrested and is now in the Northern Regional Jail, Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl said Monday morning. Gary Hackathorn, 40, is in jail on one count of felony malicious assault, according to the West Virginia magistrate ...

Parties Clash Over GOP Primary Mailer Ahead of Election Deadline

CHARLESTON – With less than 23 days left before the May 12 party primary election and today the deadline to register to vote, the West Virginia Republican Party is defending a recent mailer that state Democratic Party officials called “misleading.” The state Republican Party sent out a ...

City Eyes Centre Market Roof, 10th St. Garage Upgrades

WHEELING – Officials in Wheeling are preparing to spend nearly $1.2 million on two major upgrade and maintenance projects for existing city-owned structures – the 10th Street Parking Garage and Centre Market's Lower Market House. Members of Wheeling City Council are scheduled to meet ...

Additional Funds Needed For Follansbee Water Project

FOLLANSBEE – City officials are looking for an extra boost in order to move forward on a long-planned water improvement project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently opened bids on the project, which had been reconfigured after a round of bids held last fall came in at approximately $9.5 million. The latest round of bids, held by the Army Corps as a condition of the project, also came in slightly over. “We're about $500,000 over,” Mayor Scott McMahon explained during Follansbee Council's April 13 regular meeting. As part of the project, the city was providing $1 million, ...